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About Khargahna Village

Khargahna is a large village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,150, made up of 1,109 males and 1,041 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 681.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khargahna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khargahna village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495112
Area (hectares) 681.56 hectares
Population 2,150
Male Population 1,109
Female Population 1,041
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Khargahna compares

By the 2011 count Khargahna is the 33rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 681.56 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Khargahna

Khargahna is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Khargahna as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khargahna from other places

Khargahna lies about 20 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 1.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Khargahna
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 1.7 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 11 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 24 km

Villages closest to Khargahna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Takhatpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Khargahna

As per the Census of India 2011, Khargahna village had a population of 2,150. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Khargahna village has 1,109 males and 1,041 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khargahna has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Khargahna is 495112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khargahna covers 681.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khargahna falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khargahna is Kalmitar, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khargahna.

Khargahna is about 20 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khargahna is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kalmitar is about 1.7 km away. Ratanpur is about 11 km away. Bilaspur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauband (under 2 km), Kalmitar (2.3 km) and Gokulpur (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Khargahna today is likely to be higher.

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